Religion 1549 - Media, Religion, and Social Meaning

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Harvard University

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A look at the development of television ministries and their influence on contemporary American Christendom. In almost all instances, the incorporation of media has dramatically increased religion's participation in American politics and the global market. In some cases, televised church has blurred religious denominationalism and disrupted simple social binaries of black/white, rich/poor, male/female. Through an interdisciplinary approach using history, anthropology, sociology, religion and media studies we will try to better interpret this growing phenomenon and its contemporary social import.

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4.00

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Lecture

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www.harvard.edu

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(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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